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W. H. STEVENS. TOY SPRING GUN. No. 42,317. Patented Apr. 12, 1864.

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ATENT WILLIAM H. STEVENS, OF NEW YORK, N. *Y.

TOY 'sPRaNe=-euN.

To all whom it may concern;

Be itknown that I, WILLIAM H. STEVENS,

of the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toy Spring-Guns; and I do hereby declare the following to bee full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation thereof, reference being had -to the annexed drawing, being part of this specification. I The nature of my invention consists in connecting receptacles for holding toy projectiles with a spring-bow by means of a rod attached to the'center of the bow-spring, the whole constitutinga toy spring-gun] andin providing spring-guns for discharging projectiles with a device which may be blown by the mouth, as a whistle.

To construct my invention, make a bow, A, of iron or other metallic wire, having the ends bent,-as at B, for the attachment of the bowstring (hand the middle partbent into one or more coi s, D, to increase the sp'ringpower of the bow. Connect the extremities of the bow by a metallic wire bow-string, C, the same hav.- ing joints or links to allow of the proper straining 'of the bow. The bow-in this form can be used-for projecting arrows in the ordinary manner of other bows. To the center of the bow-string 0 connect the wire-rod F, having attached to its outer end a receptacle, which may consist of a coil of the rod F, as at G, or of a cup or tube, as at H. These receptacles may be shaped to hold and discharge any kind of projectiles desired, as a torpedo or ball, I, a

dart or arrow, J, or fire-cracker K; and they may also be so constructedas to serve both for holding the projectile and be blown as a whistle by the mouth. The whistle may be made by constructing an air-passage and notch, as at L, in the usual manner of making toy whistles, or

by attaching a reed, as at N, as used-in. toy.

horns.

The invention is operated by placing the projectile in thereceptacle and discharging it by the spring power of the bow in any desired direction, and when the reed, or whistleis attached, by blowing it with the mouth, as with ordinary whistles, it being myobject to furnish a cheap and convenient spring-gun for discharging toy projectiles, and also to increase the desirableness of toy spring-guns for children by the addition thereto of a whistling or musical device. The receptacle and whistle may be made of any form or material suited to the purposes intended.

What I claim 'is 1. The receptacle 0, constructed substantially as stated, when connected by the rod F with an archers bow, in the manner set forth, the whole constituting a toy spring-gun.

2-. Providing springguns for discharging projectiles with a whistle or musical device, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth. 1

WILLIAM H. STEVENS.

Witnesses:

PAUL S. PRESTON, E. P. WHITMORE. 

